| In Pursuit of Polly | |
| Director: | Chester Withey |
| Producer: | Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky |
| Starring: | Billie Burke Thomas Meighan |
| Cinematography: | William Marshall |
| Studio: | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent (English intertitles) |
In Pursuit of Polly is a lost[1] 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Billie Burke and Thomas Meighan. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and released by Paramount Pictures.[2] [3]
As described in a film magazine,[4] Polly Marsden (Burke) is told by her father Buck Marsden (Losee) that she must choose from among her three suitors. She decides to settle it by a race. She is to be given an hour head start and agrees to bestow her hand upon the first one who catches her. In trying to elude her pursuers, she is mistaken for the confederate of a German spy. When the three suitors catch her, they discover that her heart and hand have been won by secret service agent Colby Mason (Meighan).